i asked about russia's recent activity in ukraine. >> you have a good relationship with russia. you respect vladimir putin, yes? >> translator: yes, we respect and like each other. >> so what do you tell him when he invades crimea? what do you tell him when he puts the troops on the border of ukraine? >> translator: in our conversation about crimea, i told him that i did not agree with his actions. he said that they were there because the people in crimea wanted to see them there. and my reaction to that is that there could be other countries in the world who may look to somebody else to come in, but that cannot be justification for that action. we should let those people stand on their own feet. he says something we can help them in that process with, then that's what we should do so they can stand on their own feet. and with respect to the ukraine, there will be elections end of next month. they have to get necessary support for the elections to go forward as soon as possible. provocation may be made to prevent the elections from taking place. that's something that we have to